Germany did this funny thing 10 years ago when the Euro was invented
when all the countries converted their Francs and Lira and Pesatas to Euros, the Deutchemark got a 21% discount, making everything there a fifth cheaper. Incredibly, German exports in those ten years exploded. Whooda thunk it?
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:16, archived)

Those sneaky krauts!

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:21, archived)